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here comes monika samtani with timesaver traffic. one benefit of the rain is the lack of construction overnight. >> that's right. that is a big benefit. if you are planning to head around town and the rain is out of here, the roads are fine as well. no construction to deal with. there is police activity on southern avenue at wheeler. you want to watch out for that this morning. other than that, i think your major thoroughfares are really doing well. i'm happy to say the beltway looks great. outer loop side as you head around the bend from silver spring toward bethesda and 270. we'll take a live look near georgia avenue. here's what it looks like on the beltway. both loops running well. back over to our maps this time to the other side of town. northbound 95 is incident free. live in the downtown area, pennsylvania avenue also looking good here at the willard hotel. i'll be back with more coming up at 5:38. >> we'll see you then. >>> the mid-atlantic just starting to dry out now. the storms were pretty fierce in some places. >> around
here comes monika samtani with timesaver traffic. one benefit of the rain is the lack of construction overnight. >> that's right. that is a big benefit. if you are planning to head around town and the rain is out of here, the roads are fine as well. no construction to deal with. there is police activity on southern avenue at wheeler. you want to watch out for that this morning. other than that, i think your major thoroughfares are really doing well. i'm happy to say the beltway looks...
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let's go over to monika samtani at 5:28. she's got timesaver traffic. >> thank you so much, howard. >>> good morning, everybody. the big story of the morning as i've been saying since first report has been the accident on the north side of town north of the beltway near four corners on university boulevard at dennis avenue. our kevin king has been on the scene this morning. he tells us that the eastbound lanes were just reopened i would say about six minutes ago. westbound remains closed at the scene. you'll have to follow police direction to get around it. edgewood avenue i would say is still a good option for you here. north of the beltway near four corners, a car hit a utility pole and brought two poles down with him and crews have been on the scene ever since. let's go back over to our maps and this time to the other side of town. bw parkway, route 50, both look good through cheverly. there are no problems on the beltway in prince george's county. and a quick look live one more time, this time here. pennsylvania avenue h
let's go over to monika samtani at 5:28. she's got timesaver traffic. >> thank you so much, howard. >>> good morning, everybody. the big story of the morning as i've been saying since first report has been the accident on the north side of town north of the beltway near four corners on university boulevard at dennis avenue. our kevin king has been on the scene this morning. he tells us that the eastbound lanes were just reopened i would say about six minutes ago. westbound...
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let's go to monika samtani. >>> it started off so beautifully and ended at this point not very nice. if you're planning to head on the beltway, we're talking about a police chase that ended on the outer loop of the beltway just near route 1 in college park. this is what it left for you. let's take a live look right now from our sky 9. oh, it went to black. sorry about that. you want to know it's very, very heavy from new carrollton heading northbound on the beltway toward route 1 where the pace then improves. activity is gone. your lanes are actually open but it just is very, very tough getting by. let's go back over to the other side of town. no problems to report if you're planning to head on the northbound side of i-95 here in virginia. slow traffic in dale city toward woodbridge. then here route 644 to the beltway but at least your lanes are open. i'll be back with more at 6:11. >> thank you, monika. >>> americans in the middle east and north africa are bracing for another round of protests today. it follows those deadly attacks in libya on tuesday. >> there are already protests
let's go to monika samtani. >>> it started off so beautifully and ended at this point not very nice. if you're planning to head on the beltway, we're talking about a police chase that ended on the outer loop of the beltway just near route 1 in college park. this is what it left for you. let's take a live look right now from our sky 9. oh, it went to black. sorry about that. you want to know it's very, very heavy from new carrollton heading northbound on the beltway toward route 1 where...
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let's check with monika samtani. it's already been a little bit bumpy on the roads. >>> although we had early morning issues, it seems like right now things are getting better, calmer. if you're planning to head northbound on i-95, for example, no red yet leaving triangle, dumfries, dale city into woodbridge and across the occoquan river. i think you're going to be just fine. if you're planning to head here, this is route 50 at patrick henry drive. everything inside the beltway is final. if you're a vre passenger, passengers are getting on the trains in manassas on vre. it looks like they're back to normal this morning. happy to say that out of manassas. let's take a look out west right now on our map. no problems to report as you can coin on the dulles toll road or 66 from manassas. if you're hopping in your car in centreville, fairfax over to the beltway, tysons corner and annandale, all the construction is cleared up. a last live look over to the northbound side of 395 and the 14th street bridge. still light acros
let's check with monika samtani. it's already been a little bit bumpy on the roads. >>> although we had early morning issues, it seems like right now things are getting better, calmer. if you're planning to head northbound on i-95, for example, no red yet leaving triangle, dumfries, dale city into woodbridge and across the occoquan river. i think you're going to be just fine. if you're planning to head here, this is route 50 at patrick henry drive. everything inside the beltway is...
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right now inside to monika samtani. she has your timesaver traffic. >>> the only threat we have this morning is you might see one car in front of you, maybe to cars. at the 14th street bridge, several cars, no delays, no hov restrictions as you head out into the downtown area. i'll be back at 5:49 with more of nothing. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> i've been combing through the day's daily deals to find you some deep discounts. the woolly mammoth theater company's new season is coming. living social is offering a deal on the company's first two shows of the season. the elaborate entrance of chad didi runs through september 30. you for me for you runs from november 5 to december 2. you can now get tickets for $20 to $30. that's 50% off the normal price. it's also gain -- it also guarantees you a voucher for one drink. >>> are you looking for a new flat screen for your bedroom or den? ebay.com is selling a 20 inch ultrathin monitor for 89 bucks. that is 67% off the regular price. this offer includes free shipping
right now inside to monika samtani. she has your timesaver traffic. >>> the only threat we have this morning is you might see one car in front of you, maybe to cars. at the 14th street bridge, several cars, no delays, no hov restrictions as you head out into the downtown area. i'll be back at 5:49 with more of nothing. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> i've been combing through the day's daily deals to find you some deep discounts. the woolly mammoth theater...
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good morning, monika samtani. how are you? >> i'm great. >> she's busy. >> yeah. >> howard bernstein is here. >> weather wise it's quiet this morning thankfully. the radars are quiet for the next few hours i think. so the morning commute should be a relatively dry one. it is kind of muggy out there. we do have wet st
good morning, monika samtani. how are you? >> i'm great. >> she's busy. >> yeah. >> howard bernstein is here. >> weather wise it's quiet this morning thankfully. the radars are quiet for the next few hours i think. so the morning commute should be a relatively dry one. it is kind of muggy out there. we do have wet st
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monika samtani it's 5:00 a.m. how we looking? >>> not bad at all. it's friday morning light everybody and i'm happy to say you will enjoy your trip at least right now as you head to the beltway or 270 or 95 from baltimore. no problems on the beltway itself outer loop from college park all the way across to bethesda you will be fine and all of the major corridors headed there as well. south on 270. at least right now at route 109 it's absolutely fine. this time to the maps to southern maryland. route 5, route 4, route 301 and 210 headed for the beltway is fine. no problems arnold andrews air force base and northbound 95 in springfield just bunching up a bit here at the beltway. i'll be back with more coming up. >>> millions placed orders for the iphone 5 last week and today you can start ordering the latest iphones in apple stores. >> who knew? those in need are lining up to get it. not just the people buying, the people selling services to go with the iphone. kristin fisher is live this morning at the big apple store in clinton. good morning kristin
monika samtani it's 5:00 a.m. how we looking? >>> not bad at all. it's friday morning light everybody and i'm happy to say you will enjoy your trip at least right now as you head to the beltway or 270 or 95 from baltimore. no problems on the beltway itself outer loop from college park all the way across to bethesda you will be fine and all of the major corridors headed there as well. south on 270. at least right now at route 109 it's absolutely fine. this time to the maps to southern...
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we go inside to monika samtani. timesaver traffic. if yesterday was terrible traffic tuesday, what is today? >> just weekendy wednesday, at least -- just whacky wednesday, at least in here if is. there are no problems to report out on the roads except for the slow traffic. if you're sitting in it, that's a problem but there are no big accidents and i think that's a good thing. no problems on the dulles toll road coming in from sterling. as you head over to the beltway in tysons corner, it looks good. 66 there had been a long- standing disabled vehicle out in manassas on the shoulder attracting some attention. and stepping out to show what you it looks like live from our sky 9 on 66 here as you approach the vienna metro. again it's just going to be that slow stuff heading for the beltway. but other than that again things aren't too bad this morning here on the west side of town. we'll go back over to our maps this time on the southbound side of i-270. look at all the red. that's normal during the morning rush hour. as you leave frederi
we go inside to monika samtani. timesaver traffic. if yesterday was terrible traffic tuesday, what is today? >> just weekendy wednesday, at least -- just whacky wednesday, at least in here if is. there are no problems to report out on the roads except for the slow traffic. if you're sitting in it, that's a problem but there are no big accidents and i think that's a good thing. no problems on the dulles toll road coming in from sterling. as you head over to the beltway in tysons corner, it...
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let's go inside to monika samtani here at 6:30. she has an update on timesaver traffic. >>> we do have a problem on the beltway west side of town. it's slowing you down on the inner loop if you're trying to get up toward the georgetown pike. let me just show you what it looks like on our traffic land camera on the northbound side of hien 95 -- i-95. a broken down trailer on the right side of the road. you have delays pretty solid trying to get there. inner loop that's northbound 495 just after the georgetown pike here on the west side of the beltway. i'll keep you posted on that situation and what they're doing about it as well. let's go back over to our maps this time to 270. southbound side, no issues as you head down from frederick. you just have the slow traffic into clarksburg. once you're in germantown it will be a lot better heading toward rockville and the point where the lanes divide. slowing down college park into silver spring. here's what it looks like in college park. you don't really hit that delay until the 95 interc
let's go inside to monika samtani here at 6:30. she has an update on timesaver traffic. >>> we do have a problem on the beltway west side of town. it's slowing you down on the inner loop if you're trying to get up toward the georgetown pike. let me just show you what it looks like on our traffic land camera on the northbound side of hien 95 -- i-95. a broken down trailer on the right side of the road. you have delays pretty solid trying to get there. inner loop that's northbound 495...
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let's go to monika samtani. it's been a tough commute. >> reporter: air -- >>> you're going to have to pack your patience definitely today. delays began early on in the 5:00 hour and they're going to be continuous throughout this morning's rush hour with everyone back to work and back to school. on the northbound side of i-95, luckily we've had no big accidents to report. it's just that long slow delay as you leave quantico. it's going to be off and on into dale city and woodbridge and again in springfield. let's take a live look at 395 on the northbound side. this is a good example of what i'm talking about. as you leave landmark, this is continuous to seminary road before the pace improves. let's go back over to our maps. this time over to the other side, west side of town coming in on the dulles toll road. you're fine on 66. brake lights definitely as you head in from manassas. you see all that red and orange and yellow as you head for the beltway so it's one long, slow line up to the beltway. i'll step out a
let's go to monika samtani. it's been a tough commute. >> reporter: air -- >>> you're going to have to pack your patience definitely today. delays began early on in the 5:00 hour and they're going to be continuous throughout this morning's rush hour with everyone back to work and back to school. on the northbound side of i-95, luckily we've had no big accidents to report. it's just that long slow delay as you leave quantico. it's going to be off and on into dale city and...
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here comes monika samtani with timesaver traffic. things are unfortunately going downhill. >>> they really are, especially on the beltway north of town. you'll want to hear about this, especially if you travel on the outer loop westbound 495 into silver spring. look at all that red. i'm going to step out and show what you it looks like live from our sky 9. it's an accident outer loop of the beltway before georgia avenue. that is your delay to the accident with the left side of the roadway blocked off. i just saw police and fire equipment on the scene and again this is the beltway outer loop westbound 495 headed after route 29 but before georgia avenue with an accident. i'll keep you posted on that situation. in fact, we'll go to our mdot camera as well as take a close- up look of that delay. not looking good on the beltway. >>> northbound 395 still looking good at duke street. watch out for the accident cleanup after route 3 out in fredericksburg. i'll keep you posted on those situations once again at 6:00. back to you, andrea. >>> m
here comes monika samtani with timesaver traffic. things are unfortunately going downhill. >>> they really are, especially on the beltway north of town. you'll want to hear about this, especially if you travel on the outer loop westbound 495 into silver spring. look at all that red. i'm going to step out and show what you it looks like live from our sky 9. it's an accident outer loop of the beltway before georgia avenue. that is your delay to the accident with the left side of the...
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monika samtani smiling. i hope that is good news for timesaver traffic. >> we have one accident i have been telling you about this morning northbound side of prince william parkway. keep that in mind for your travel plans. other than that, you have your normal flow stuff as you leave dale city toward woodbridge. the brake lights for this begin closer to route 44, it is bunching up for the beltway. we'll go back to the maps. this time head to 270 on the southbound side. you see all the yellow leaving frederick. it is going to be off and on as you leave clarksburg. the length to 121. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 6:11. >>> sad news this morning. this is something parents of young children you might want to find a way to tell them this yourselves. people at the national zoo are in mourning. >> and that is because the newborn panda cub has died. kristen fisher is life at the zoo with what happened. >> reporter: so sad. what a difference a week can make. you know last night this is what we know now.
monika samtani smiling. i hope that is good news for timesaver traffic. >> we have one accident i have been telling you about this morning northbound side of prince william parkway. keep that in mind for your travel plans. other than that, you have your normal flow stuff as you leave dale city toward woodbridge. the brake lights for this begin closer to route 44, it is bunching up for the beltway. we'll go back to the maps. this time head to 270 on the southbound side. you see all the...
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let's check in with monika samtani. weather near perfect but traffic far from it. >>> far from it is right. huge story of the monk is the beltway north of town in silver spring. this accident was here on the outer loop before georgia avenue for only a short time, but take a look at what it's done to traffic from our sky 9. on the outer loop of the beltway, this is before new hampshire avenue. one solid backup coming off 95 from at least route 212 down to the outer loop and across the top side of the beltway before georgia avenue where the activity remains on the right shoulder. but your main lines are open. this is the height of our morning rush hour and that's what it does to traffic. in fact, let's take a live look from our chart camera. if you look right there, you see all that white, the lights there. that's the beltway as well in college park coming around the bend from route 1 to 95 and again one long slow lineup. if you're just heading out the door, you know what to expect. let's grow to our graphics once again.
let's check in with monika samtani. weather near perfect but traffic far from it. >>> far from it is right. huge story of the monk is the beltway north of town in silver spring. this accident was here on the outer loop before georgia avenue for only a short time, but take a look at what it's done to traffic from our sky 9. on the outer loop of the beltway, this is before new hampshire avenue. one solid backup coming off 95 from at least route 212 down to the outer loop and across the...
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i'm beverly farmer in for monika samtani. it's 67 degrees. we're checking out the ride for you. if you make the trip into chevy chase, you might want to take connecticut avenue southbound. this is southbound wisconsin avenue blocked off near western avenue where a cyclist has been struck. we're told no life threatening injuries in this incident but police are on the scene to direct traffic. again connecticut avenue into chevy chase might be your better bet there. taking the ride out of clarksburg and germantown, southbound 270. out of frederick still heavy traffic in stretches toward hyattstown. southbound has been below speed on 270 to get 118 in germantown. off and on through gaithersburg it's not bumper to bumper. the outer loop of the beltway is butcher to bumper at new hampshire avenue west to georgia avenue in silver spring. virginia drivers early morning wreck in triangle has moved on to the shoulder. heaviest volume coming north of lorton to make your way up towards springfield. then on 395. 66 you saw delays in are inville, fair oaks into vienna into falls church. picki
i'm beverly farmer in for monika samtani. it's 67 degrees. we're checking out the ride for you. if you make the trip into chevy chase, you might want to take connecticut avenue southbound. this is southbound wisconsin avenue blocked off near western avenue where a cyclist has been struck. we're told no life threatening injuries in this incident but police are on the scene to direct traffic. again connecticut avenue into chevy chase might be your better bet there. taking the ride out of...
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beverly farmer is in for monika samtani. >> howard is here. >> i'm not sure i got much sleep last night with all the thunder. >> you trudge through things like that. >> not sleeping? >> you have to show the reason why. >> we'll get that coming up at 5:45. i have a cool lightning picture i'll have courtesy of mark in colonial beach. want to get you started with a look at the day planner. we had some showers and storms overnight, some loud ones. we'll get rid of them pretty quickly. we'll end up with maybe a sprinkle midday, partly sunny, 76. high around 80. a few more showers and storms will be possible late this afternoon and this evening, especially south and southeast of town. look at the radar. look how quickly these things are skirting on out of here to the east. into prince george's county, into howard county, into anne arundel. just going to skirt northern calvert here. annapolis area seeing it now. you get outside the beltway, coming in on 50 or coming down from baltimore on 29, route 1, you're going to see it. 97 also. by now most of it east of 301. even in prince george's count
beverly farmer is in for monika samtani. >> howard is here. >> i'm not sure i got much sleep last night with all the thunder. >> you trudge through things like that. >> not sleeping? >> you have to show the reason why. >> we'll get that coming up at 5:45. i have a cool lightning picture i'll have courtesy of mark in colonial beach. want to get you started with a look at the day planner. we had some showers and storms overnight, some loud ones. we'll get rid...
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monika samtani with timesaver traffic. looking better or worse? >>> you know what? it's looking a little better actually. north of the beltway we're looking at a live picture in the four corners area from our kevin king. he tells me that this is westbound university boulevard at royalton road where pepco is working on some power lines that were brought down with an early morning accident. although traffic is getting by, that activity may thereby for a while. you can see the crews and the cones set up. so be aware of this as you head out the door this morning toward four corners and down to the beltway on university boulevard if you're planning to head in this area north of the beltway. we'll go over to our maps now. the beltway looks great. no problems all around town i'm happy to say. you have got an accident, though, northbound i-95 right before aquia harbor. it's in the left lane and apparently already closing slow traffic. stay to the right to get by. head out the door a tiny bit early to deal with that one. once you're beyond that, a little yellow forming in wo
monika samtani with timesaver traffic. looking better or worse? >>> you know what? it's looking a little better actually. north of the beltway we're looking at a live picture in the four corners area from our kevin king. he tells me that this is westbound university boulevard at royalton road where pepco is working on some power lines that were brought down with an early morning accident. although traffic is getting by, that activity may thereby for a while. you can see the crews and...